" Is your mother still there?" She fell and is crying. What did you say to her?" There was a plane crash and..."Bobby didn't hear any more. He dropped...the phone and hugged his mother to him and gently rocked her.The airline eventually sent someone to the house and he went over the logistics. He took a sample from Bobby to be used for DNA testing to identify his father. It had been a horrific crash with a lot of fire. Until they were able to identify the remains, which could take several days,. ..." No, I meant Brandi."Karen turned from the window where she was watching the driveway andstared at Max. She knew Kyle had not told her anything about Brandi."Hey, I'm a spook," Max said. "Just because we're not supposed tooperate here doesn't mean we don't. Besides, we got a bulletin about herthrough channels. They tried to make it sound innocent enough, but itset off warning bells."Max waited, but Karen said nothing, just stared at her. Max was CTAG'sliaison with the CIA, and Karen felt. Now that I could see the communications console again, I said, "Jen, make an announcement. All department heads are to send non-essential personnel that have weapons training and current certifications to pick up weapons at the main armory and wait there for instructions. Also, make sure the armory knows they are coming." Got it," Jen snapped, spinning in her chair to record a message and send it out.I tapped the direct link to Main Engineering that was on my chair's arm. "Engineering?"Rayz. Josh was the coolest of them all, being neither a jock nor a nerd. He was way way tougher than Archie and way and way smarter than Reggie.For all the brunet male and female nerds of Waterdale High, when things were so tough that a tough guy with strong endurance was needed to do things, they all counted on Josh.For all the blond jocks and blond cheerleaders of Waterdale High, when they needed serious advice ranging from finance to choices or even more serious things, they all counted on.